COVENANT INSTITUTED: A UNIVERSAL APPLICATION
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. Covenant Instituted
a) We see that the new covenant came through a unique mediator, from a unilateral origin, with universal application.
b) Definitions:
i) Unique: One of a kind. There is no other like Jesus.
ii) Unilateral: One sided. God did not negotiate his covenant. He made it without any help from his created beings.
iii) Universal: For the whole wide world, all humankind.
2. A Universal Application
a) Under the new covenant, everyone in the world has a “covenant relationship” with God. A person is in a relationship either of condemnation or of grace, being made accountable to God by the covenant.
b) The new covenant divides the world in two. It is a covenant of magnificent promises to those who by faith keep its commandments. For those who don't, it has dire warnings.
c) God has revealed his will in the new covenant, so that anyone can become heirs of God. His will promises certain blessings, stipulates certain conditions, and decrees the penalty for non-compliance.
"Jesus the mediator of a new covenant... See that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will we escape if we reject him who warns from heaven" (Hebrews 12:24-25).
The End ...
1. Covenant Instituted a) We see that the new covenant came through a unique mediator, from a unilateral origin, with universal application.
b) Definitions:
i) Unique: One of a kind. There is no other like Jesus.
ii) Unilateral: One sided. God did not negotiate his covenant. He made it without any help from his created beings.
iii) Universal: For the whole wide world, all humankind.
2. A Universal Application
a) Under the new covenant, everyone in the world has a “covenant relationship” with God. A person is in a relationship either of condemnation or of grace, being made accountable to God by the covenant.
b) The new covenant divides the world in two. It is a covenant of magnificent promises to those who by faith keep its commandments. For those who don't, it has dire warnings.
c) God has revealed his will in the new covenant, so that anyone can become heirs of God. His will promises certain blessings, stipulates certain conditions, and decrees the penalty for non-compliance.
"Jesus the mediator of a new covenant... See that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will we escape if we reject him who warns from heaven" (Hebrews 12:24-25).
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